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. 2025 Jul 2;14(13):1009. doi: 10.3390/cells14131009
AAA Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm;
VSMCs Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells;
TAA Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm;
MMPs Matrix Metalloproteinases;
ECM Extracellular Matrix;
SMCs Smooth Muscle Cells;
TGF-β Transforming Growth Factor Beta;
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species;
α-SMA Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin;
TAGLN Transgelin;
SM22 Smooth Muscle Protein 22;
CNN1 Calponin 1;
SMTN Smoothelin;
ECIS Endothelial Cell-Isolation System;
LRP1 Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 1;
NO Nitric Oxide;
PGI2 Prostacyclin;
cGMP Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate;
PHB Prohibitin;
OPN Osteopontin;
EREG Epiregulin;
AD Aortic Dissection;
PDGF-BB Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB;
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha;
AS Atherosclerosis;
SMMHC Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chain;
EMT Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition;
ERK1/2 Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2;
IA Inflammatory Aneurysm;
UC-MSCs Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells;
NF-κB Nuclear Factor Kappa B;
AngII Angiotensin II;
AT1R Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor;
NICD Notch Intracellular Domain;
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase;
Akt Protein Kinase B;
Wnt Wnt Signaling Pathway;
ERK Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase;
MAPK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase;
JAK Janus Kinase Janus;
STAT Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription;
ARBs Angiotensin Receptor Blockers;
SUMO Small Ubiquitin-like Modifier;
SENP1 SUMO-specific Protease 1;
SRF Serum Response Factor;
ELK1 ETS-Like Gene 1;
ER Estrogen Receptor;
GSDMD Gasdermin D;
ODC1 Ornithine Decarboxylase 1;
CHOP C/EBP Homologous Protein;
NRP1 Neuropilin-1;
ITGB3 Integrin Beta-3;
GLUT1 Glucose Transporter 1;
A7r5 Rat Aortic Smooth Muscle Cell Line;
TCA Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle;
FAO Fatty Acid Oxidation;
CPT1 Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1;
CPT2 Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 2;
IL-1β Interleukin-1 Beta;
IFN-γ Interferon Gamma;
MCP-1 Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1;
FAS Fatty Acid Synthase;
CD95 Cluster of Differentiation 95;
ZBP1 ZDNA Binding Protein 1;
AIM2 Absent in Melanoma 2;
TFEB Transcription Factor EB;
2HPBCD 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin;
BCL-2 B-Cell Lymphoma 2;
SMOC2 SMAD Family Member 4 Interacting Protein 2;
JNK c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase c-Jun;
SAPK Stress-Activated Protein Kinase;
MAPK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase;
iNOS Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase;
CD Cluster of Differentiation;
Nox4 NADPH Oxidase 4;
BAF60α Bromodomain Adjacent to Zinc Finger 60α;
DAMPs Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns.